The salient and versatile features of phenolic resins provide favorable comparisons between them and other thermosetting resins as well as thermoplastic products: thermal behavior; high strength level; long term thermal and mechanical stability; fire, smoke and low toxicity characteristics; electrical and thermal insulating capabilities; cost performance characteristics. The technical content of the book describes significant new phenolic resin chemistry, transformations and recent mechanistic pathways of resole and novolak cure. A vastly expanded treatment of selected application areas consists of wood composites, insulation/textile felts, molding compounds, paper/fabric impregnation, foundry, abrasives, friction and refractory. New applications with up-to-date developments include high performance and advanced composites, imaging/photoresist and carbon/graphite areas. Also included in detail: Standardized test methods important for ISO 9001 ff certification. TOC:Part A: Chemistry/Production: Raw Materials; Phenolic Resins: Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanism.- Production of Phenolic Resins.- Structure (Methods of Analysis). Part B: Application of Phenolic Resins: Thermosets: Overview, Definitions and Comparisons.- Economic Significance of Phenolic Resins, Survey of Applications and Six Bonding Functions.- Chemical, Physical and Application Technology Parameters of Phenolic Resins.- Industrial Safety and Ecological Questions (Raw Materials, Recycling, Environment).- Conclusion: Guidelines for Future Developments of Phenolic Resins and Related Technologies.

This vastly expanded 2nd edition contains all the new developments since 1985. It describes significant new phenolic resin chemistry, new applications with up-to-date developments, and includes detailed standardized test methods important for ISO 9001 ff certification.

Part A: Chemistry/Production: Raw Materials; Phenolic Resins: Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanism.- Production of Phenolic Resins.- Structure (Methods of Analysis). Part B: Application of Phenolic Resins: Thermosets: Overview, Definitions and Comparisons.- Economic Significance of Phenolic Resins, Survey of Applications and Six Bonding Functions.- Chemical, Physical and Application Technology Parameters of Phenolic Resins.- Industrial Safety and Ecological Questions (Raw Materials, Recycling, Environment).- Conclusion: Guidelines for Future Developments of Phenolic Resins and Related Technologies.